Wednesday Crossword — April 16, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 4/16/1980. By Joy L. Wouk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Yield (6)
- ACCEDE
- 7 Across: Starts back, as in fear (7)
- RECOILS
- 14 Across: The plundering herd (7)
- LOOTERS
- 16 Across: Band often employed in offices (7)
- ELASTIC
- 17 Across: Antiquated (7)
- ARCHAIC
- 18 Across: "___ on 34th Street" (7)
- MIRACLE
- 19 Across: Deity's embodiment (11)
- INCARNATION
- 21 Across: Actor Linden (3)
- HAL
- 22 Across: Yang's partner (3)
- YIN
- 23 Across: City slicker's antithesis (6)
- RUSTIC
- 25 Across: "Three squares" (5)
- MEALS
- 27 Across: Goldsmith's "The ___ of Wakefield" (5)
- VICAR
- 31 Across: Deviling (3)
- IMP
- 34 Across: Weather Service pioneer (4)
- ABBE
- 35 Across: Foolish affection (6)
- DOTAGE
- 36 Across: Vehement speeches (7)
- TIRADES
- 38 Across: Burnt sugar (7)
- CARAMEL
- 39 Across: Armenian capital (6)
- ERIVAN
- 40 Across: Reputation (4)
- FAME
- 41 Across: Snoop (3)
- PRY
- 42 Across: London Guildhall giant (5)
- MAGOG
- 43 Across: Cavils (5)
- CARPS
- 44 Across: Exhaust; finish (6)
- WASHUP
- 46 Across: "A Shropshire Lad" poet's monogram (3)
- AEH
- 49 Across: Ill. time (3)
- CST
- 52 Across: His work is monumental (11)
- STONECARVER
- 56 Across: Convertible, at times (7)
- OPENCAR
- 58 Across: Ornamental garden (7)
- TOPIARY
- 59 Across: Cosmetic (7)
- MASCARA
- 60 Across: "The boy ___ the burning deck . . . " (7)
- STOODON
- 61 Across: Portuguese resort (7)
- ESTORIL
- 62 Across: Hold out; proffer (6)
- EXTEND
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 2 Down: Trite (5)
- CORNY
- 3 Down: Spherical bacteria (5)
- COCCI
- 4 Down: Wharton's Frome (5)
- ETHAN
- 5 Down: Hard on the budget (4)
- DEAR
- 6 Down: Poet's Ireland (4)
- ERIN
- 7 Down: Negligent (6)
- REMISS
- 8 Down: He wrote "The Waste Land" (5)
- ELIOT
- 9 Down: Cats and dogs, e.g. (10)
- CARNIVORES
- 10 Down: Explorer Johnson (3)
- OSA
- 11 Down: "The Seven Year ___" (4)
- ITCH
- 12 Down: Film star Lee (4)
- LILA
- 13 Down: Leg: Comb. form (4)
- SCEL
- 15 Down: Beetles or jewels (7)
- SCARABS
- 20 Down: California bulrush (4)
- TULE
- 24 Down: Engagement, in Sevilla (4)
- CITA
- 25 Down: Fourth largest island (10)
- MADAGASCAR
- 26 Down: Scrooge, for short (4)
- EBEN
- 28 Down: Something to break (4)
- CAMP
- 29 Down: Aid to maturing (4)
- AGER
- 30 Down: Depend (4)
- RELY
- 31 Down: Part of a list (4)
- ITEM
- 32 Down: First variable star to be discovered (4)
- MIRA
- 33 Down: Fussbudget (4)
- PRIG
- 35 Down: Extinguish (4)
- DAMP
- 37 Down: Own (4)
- AVOW
- 38 Down: Brussels and Axminster (7)
- CARPETS
- 40 Down: Satyr (4)
- FAUN
- 43 Down: Of a group of singers (6)
- CHORAL
- 45 Down: " . . . first ___ see tonight" (wishing verse) (5)
- STARI
- 46 Down: Tumultuously (5)
- ARIOT
- 47 Down: Baffle (5)
- EVADE
- 48 Down: Bittern, e.g. (5)
- HERON
- 49 Down: "___ live with me . . . ": Marlowe (4)
- COME
- 50 Down: Bath and Tunbridge Wells (4)
- SPAS
- 51 Down: Trial (4)
- TEST
- 53 Down: ___ d'Azur (4)
- COTE
- 54 Down: "___ upon him for me . . . ": Shak. (4)
- APOX
- 55 Down: Millstone support (4)
- RYND
- 57 Down: Sgt. or cpl. (3)
- NCO
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